Nokturnal, Just sharing my thoughts/input as we have similar desires for these SUVs.
I have a 2015 Escalade with the Monroe struts swapped in the front. In my opinion, I don't like the ride quality they have. It is decent, but lacking compared to factory magnaride(not replacing magnaride because of cost and short life). I am being picky, but that's me, lol.
I have been doing a lot of research and my current plan is to go to a King 2.5 setup with aftermarket control arm. Gain the 3" or so of front height. Then hope to stuff 35s with trimming and norcal mod.
Not going to do this soon, but once I save up that is the plan to go with. I really like the look project suburban has with this 35s, kings, and UCAs. I rode in my friend's tacoma yesterday with king 2.5s and I loved the ride. Obviously that is a different vehicle, but I loved the king 2.5 ride over my Monroes. My friend suggested working with a good shock tuning place and to have them tune the king 2.5s to the weight of the vehicle and tune the valving for whatever ride I was looking for(plush). He also mentioned you can have King 2.5 with the fox 2.5 adjuster to have even more adjustment(I haven't looked into that).
Here is a website\company I found and when I am ready, going to call to discuss further for my desired setup. Just thought I would share my research:
https://accutuneoffroad.com/product...1500-07-18-front-2-5-r-r-coilover-w-adjuster/
Here is my truck on 33x12.5s on factory suspension(yes it rubbed in the front).
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Now here is my current setup with the monroe struts and more street wheel/tire setup
Looking forward to hearing what your experience is with the monroes and what you end up settling on. Best of luck